Anxiety Unspecified ICD-10-CM Codes
Read this short guide and learn about anxiety-related unspecified ICD-10 codes you can use!
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What anxiety-related unspecified ICD-10 codes can I use?
Here are six examples of anxiety unspecified ICD codes you can use:
- F41.9 - Anxiety disorder, unspecified
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have an anxiety disorder, but it isn’t clear what the specifics are regarding what type of anxiety disorder it is, nor is its severity.
- F40.9 - Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have a phobic type of anxiety disorder, which means that their anxiety is based on certain fears, some of which are irrational. This can be the fear of heights, the fear of insects, and the fear of dolls, etc. The severity for this type of anxiety, in the case of this ICD-10 code, isn’t specified.
- F03.94 - Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with anxiety
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have dementia, but it’s not known what specific type of dementia the patient has, nor is the severity known at the time of the code’s use. What is known is that the patient has dementia and anxiety.
- F01.54 - Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with anxiety
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have vascular dementia. This type of dementia impacts a person’s memory, behavior, and thinking. It results from brain damage and the lack or impairment of blood flow in the brain. In the context of this ICD-10 code, the severity of the vascular dementia hasn’t been determined, but it is known that the patient also has anxiety.
- F10.980 - Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced anxiety disorder
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to be using alcohol, but the severity of their use isn’t clear. What’s clear, though, is that their alcohol use has resulted in an anxiety disorder, hence the alcohol-induced anxiety disorder.
- F12.980 - Cannabis use, unspecified with anxiety disorder
This ICD-10 code is similar to Item 5, but it’s for cannabis use instead. The severity isn’t specified, but the patient also has anxiety disorder.
Which of these anxiety-related unspecified codes are billable?
All six of the aforementioned ICD-10 codes are billable codes.
Clinical information about anxiety:
Anxiety is a type of emotion that everyone will feel several times throughout their lifetime. It’s a type of emotion that’s characterized by fear and uneasiness. It’s something that we will feel from time to time, especially when we’re facing problems, especially the ones that may impact our lives. Examples of such things that people become anxious over are tests in school, the safety of loved ones and friends, work evaluations, and making a significant life decision like getting married or moving somewhere else.
While everyone will feel anxious at numerous points in their life, some people experience anxiety to a more extreme degree. A person who experiences anxiety to an extreme degree has an anxiety disorder, which is a condition that can disrupt their daily life. Their experience with anxiety is so severe that they might be unable to do their duties, follow routines, or even function at all. They might even overreact to triggers and may not control how they respond to such triggers.
Synonyms include:
- Anxiety about behavior or performance
- Anxiety about resuming sexual relations
- Anxiety disorder
- Anxiety disorder in mother complicating childbirth
- Anxiety due to dementia
- Anxiety in pregnancy
- Chronic anxiety
- Level of anxiety
- Moderate anxiety
- Recurrent anxiety
- Reduced level of anxiety
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Commonly asked questions
Yes. All six of the codes we listed are billable ICD-10 codes.
Here are some symptoms of people who have anxiety/anxiety disorder: sweating profusely, nausea, palpitations, faster/rapid heartbeats, tense muscles, shortness of breath, becoming prone to panic attacks, presence of intrusive thoughts, lack of sleep, and restlessness.
It depends on the severity. Some may just need anti-anxiety medication to manage their anxiety. Some might require therapy.
